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1. en.wikipedia.org › Committee_on_Public_InformationCommittee on Public Information - Wikipedia

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   The Committee on Public Information (1917–1919), also known as the CPI or the Creel Committee, was an independent agency of the government of the United States under the Wilson administration created to influence public opinion to support the US in World War I, in particular, the US home front.

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   Jul 23, 2019 · The Committee on Public Information was a federal propaganda agency set up in 1917 to sell the American public on the need to enter World War I.

4. encyclopedia.1914-1918-online.net › articlePropaganda at Home (USA) - 1914-1918-Online

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   This essay will describe the organizational structure and activities of the Committee on Public Information and will note the role of private agencies in formulating propaganda messages for the home front.

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   In the U.S., the Committee on Public Information's Division of Pictorial Publicity urged artists to contribute their work in support of the war effort, and hundreds of poster designs were produced.

6. www.american-historama.org › 1913-1928-ww1Committee on Public Information Facts - American Historama

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   Jul 1, 2014 · What was the Purpose of the Committee on Public Information? The purpose of the Committee on Public Information was to provide members of the public with information about the war effort and the censorship of anti-war material. The CPI became the US government’s propaganda and publicity agency.

7. www.worldwar1centennial.org › indexFour Minute Men, and the U.S. Committee on Public Information

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   With the declaration of war in April 1917, Wilson understood that in order to maintain public support for the war, the U.S. government needed to create an agency for that purpose. Wilson established the Committee on Public Information (CPI) soon after the declaration of war.

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   Why did Wilson create the Committee on public information?

   • With the declaration of war in April 1917, Wilson understood that in order to maintain public support for the war, the U.S. government needed to create an agency for that purpose. Wilson established the Committee on Public Information (CPI) soon after the declaration of war.

   Four Minute Men, and the U.S. Committee on Public Information

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   What was the purpose of the Committee on Public Information (CPI)?

   • Wilson established the Committee on Public Information (CPI) soon after the declaration of war. This independent agency would be solely responsible for interpreting and creating messages about the home front and the war. George Creel The CPI’s purpose was to create and distribute wartime information supporting the United States’ war efforts.

   Four Minute Men, and the U.S. Committee on Public Information

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   Why did the Committee on public information produce war propaganda?

   • The Committee on Public Information produced war propaganda meant to build support for World War I and demonize the German military. One of the committee's more vivid posters depicts a German as a gorilla with a club (Image via Library of Congress, public domain)

   Committee on Public Information | The Free Speech Center

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   What did the Committee on public information do?

   • In its few years of operation, the Committee on Public Information (CPI) fed material to newspapers and magazines, commissioned advertising campaigns, and produced propaganda posters. It even arranged for thousands of public speakers to appear all over the country, making the case for Americans to fight in Europe.

   Committee on Public Information, America's WWI Propaganda Agency

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9. firstamendment.mtsu.edu › article › committee-onCommittee on Public Information | The Free Speech Center

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   Jan 1, 2009 · President Woodrow Wilson established the committee in April 1917 through Executive Order 2594 in response to the U.S. entry into World War I in an attempt to mobilize public opinion behind the war effort with every available form of mass communication.